mHealth Intelligence February 20, 2024
Anuja Vaidya

Cedars-Sinai investigators have created a virtual reality app driven by generative AI and spatial computing that aims to enhance the talk therapy experience.

Virtual reality (VR) technologies offer exciting new promises for healthcare delivery, particularly in the mental health arena. With advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing, and computer vision, developers can create tools that provide effective mental healthcare therapies and treatments at people’s fingertips.

One such tool is Xaia, or eXtended-Reality Artificially Intelligent Ally, developed by a team of Cedars-Sinai clinicians and AI experts. The VR application, which is currently available via the Apple Vision Pro headset, leverages generative AI and spatial computing to provide conversational therapy in relaxing environments.

The development of the Xaia app...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Health System / Hospital, Mental Health, Metaverse/VR, Provider, Technology
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